Four injured when three-wheeler crashes into a horse

30 November 2019 12:05 am

By Adhikari Mudiyanse 

Four individuals including a woman were admitted to the Polgahawela hospital after their three-wheeler crashed into a horse in Polgahawela on the Colombo-Kurunegala main road last night, police said.  

They said the three-wheeler was transporting three persons on a hire at the time of the accident, when the rider was unable to control the horse that had taken a sudden turn to the right side of the road. The three-wheeler which was travelling behind the horse, had then crashed onto it. 


The three-wheeler that had then toppled, was severely damaged.  


The injured woman was later transferred to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital for further treatment.  Polgahawela police are conducting further investigations.